叫

音読おんよみ: キョウ

訓読くんよみ: さけぶ

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: くちへん（口）

Meaning

Shout / cry / yell.

  • 叫さけぶ — to shout; to cry out
  • 叫さけび — a shout; cry; yell
  • 叫喚きょうかん — crying; screaming
  • 絶叫ぜっきょう — loud scream; shriek
  • 呼叫こきょう — call; cry; shout
  • 号叫ごうきょう — loud outcry

The left side 口 (mouth) shows the source of sound. The right side provides the sound clue キョウ. Together they capture the meaning of “raising one’s voice” — to shout or cry out.

声

Think of 呼 — to call out with the mouth. Now sharpen that image: when the call becomes louder and more urgent, it turns into a full shout. That’s the force captured by 叫.

絶
Creates

絶叫ぜっきょう — loud scream; shriek

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